Real Betis 3–2 Porto: Isco’s Late Penalty Seals Champions League Win

Updated October 14, 2026, after full time: Real Betis defeated Porto 3–2 in their 2026/27 UEFA Champions League league-phase Matchday 2 fixture at Estadio de La Cartuja in Seville. Real Betis’ official match center marks the game “Finalizado” and displays the 3–2 score; UEFA’s league-phase results page independently records the same result. The pre-match status, predicted lineups, and availability notes in the earlier version have now been superseded by the completed match record.

The match was played on Wednesday, October 14, with kickoff at 9:00 p.m. in Seville, Spain (Central European Summer Time, CEST, UTC+02:00), corresponding to 19:00 UTC. Real Betis and Porto shared the five goals across a busy second half: Ez Abde put Betis ahead shortly after the break, Gabri Veiga and Samu Aghehowa turned the score around for Porto, and Cucho Hernández and Isco replied to secure the home win. The club event log records Isco’s 84th-minute penalty as the decisive goal.

Real Betis 3–2 Porto: final score and match details

The time conversion reflects the offset in effect on the match date. Seville was observing CEST (UTC+02:00), while the corresponding UTC time was 19:00 on the same date. The published schedule is not an indication of when this article was updated; the result and completion status come from the post-match records. The host club’s match page lists Estadio de La Cartuja and referee Clément Turpin.

How the five-goal game unfolded

Betis broke the deadlock in the 47th minute. The club’s event log credits Ez Abde with the goal and Fran García with the assist. The quick second-half strike gave the home side the lead after a first half that included a Porto goal by Borja Sainz being ruled out following a video review. That disallowed goal is part of the match log; it should not be counted in the final score.

Porto responded with two goals. Gabri Veiga scored from a free kick in the 54th minute, and Samu Aghehowa put Porto in front seven minutes later, with Pepê credited for the assist. Those events changed the scoreline from a Betis lead to a Porto advantage, but the match was not settled.

Betis drew level in the 74th minute through Cucho, assisted by Antony. The decisive moment came in the 84th: Isco converted a penalty after Francisco Moura was recorded as having committed the foul in the area. The official event log identifies the penalty and scorer, and the final match status confirms the 3–2 result. The sequence is a concise account of the score changes; it does not, by itself, establish broader claims about which side controlled the match overall.

Confirmed starting lineups

The Real Betis match center lists the home side in a 4-5-1 shape under Manuel Pellegrini: Álvaro Vallés; Natan, Marc Bartra, Fran García, Ángel Ortiz; Marc Roca, Nelson Deossa, Isco, Ez Abde, Antony; and Troy Parrott. Porto’s listed 4-3-3 under Francesco Farioli was Diogo Costa; Jakub Kiwior, Francisco Moura, Martim Fernandes; Pablo Rosario, Alan Varela, Gabri Veiga, Victor Froholdt; Pepê, André Silva, and Borja Sainz. These are the match center’s recorded team shapes and starting personnel, not the earlier preview’s projections.

The lineup list helps establish who began the game, while the event log documents later changes and scoring actions. For example, Betis brought Cucho and Dani Ceballos on in the 62nd minute, and Cucho scored twelve minutes later. The club log also records Isco and Marc Roca leaving late in the match, with Pablo Fornals and F. Bernal entering. For Porto, the log notes substitutions during the second half, including Samu Aghehowa coming on before scoring. These details describe recorded events; they do not prove what either coach intended beyond the substitutions shown.

What the result means in the league phase

The 3–2 home victory gave Betis three points in Matchday 2. The club had opened the campaign with a 3–2 away win over Lille on September 8, so the Porto result made it two wins from two and six points at this stage. Porto entered the fixture after a 2–0 home loss to Manchester City in Matchday 1; the defeat in Seville left the Portuguese side without a point after two league-phase matches. These figures describe the opening results, not either team’s eventual standing.

The UEFA Champions League league phase includes 36 clubs, each scheduled to play eight different opponents. The first eight finishers qualify directly for the round of 16; teams ranked ninth through 24th enter the knockout phase play-offs; teams in positions 25 through 36 are eliminated. Two matchdays are too early to treat the table as settled. Betis’ six-point start improves its position in the developing race, while Porto still had six league-phase fixtures remaining after this result.

Availability and team news: what remains relevant?

The earlier preview discussed injuries, a suspension, and projected starting elevens. Those items were useful only before the match. The post-match lineup and event pages now offer a stronger record of who actually started, who appeared as a substitute, and which goals and other events were recorded. This update does not infer an injury diagnosis from a player’s absence from the lineup, nor does it repeat pre-match doubtful or out designations as though they were new post-match medical news.

For readers checking late team news, the key distinction is between a forecast and a confirmed team sheet. UEFA’s predicted lineup article was not an official starting XI announcement. The club’s match lineup now documents the selections, and the event record documents the completed game. No additional medical explanation or post-match fitness assessment is included here because the cited match record does not establish one.

Official match records

Real Betis’ official match page labels the fixture finished and displays 3–2. Its event log lists the goals and match actions, while the lineup page records the starting teams. UEFA’s 2026/27 league-phase fixtures and results independently lists Real Betis 3–2 Porto on Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

Final update: Real Betis beat Porto 3–2 at Estadio de La Cartuja on October 14, 2026. Abde, Cucho, and Isco scored for the hosts; Gabri Veiga and Samu Aghehowa scored for Porto. The official Betis page confirms the match is finished, and UEFA’s published results match the club’s scoreline.